‘Legend In The Making’ ‘Future Captain’ – City Fans On Twitter Excited After 18-Year-Old Hits Double

Author:
David Tully
February 18, 2019

Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden put in a superb performance against Newport County at the weekend.

The 18-year-old scored twice in the 4-1 win over the League Two side as the Citizens progressed to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

After the game, manager Pep Guardiola singled out Foden for his top-drawer display:

“Phil has to compete with Kevin [De Bruyne], with [Ilkay] Gundogan, with Bernardo Silva, with David Silva, but he’s a player who is ready – ready to play. And today was a good test for him, with second balls, long balls, he had to adapt.”

“He learned a lot, I’m sure, and he helped us to win the game with two incredible goals. We know that he’s a guy who [gets] close to the box and has this mentality to score goals, and he has the ability to do that. He was brilliant. He was top.”

Fans on Twitter were very much in agreement with the City boss, and are hoping the teenager is afforded more game time:

Foden’s second goal, in particular, was of the highest quality. Immediately after Newport came back into the match at 2-1, the midfielder dribbled past a number of defenders before hitting a left-foot strike to restore the two-goal lead.

With Riyad Mahrez completing the scoring four minutes into injury time, it made it look like a more convincing win than it was. In truth, City had to work very hard for the victory against a spirited opponent.